Is the Communal Violence Bill Heading for Cold Storage?

The violent incidents in Central Myanmar, which initially targeted Muslims, their places of worship and properties at Meikhtila on March 20,2013, have since spread to other areas north of Rangoon and there have been reports of Muslims as well as ...

Washington: The Obama administration extended Thursday by one year targeted US sanctions against Myanmar to prevent backsliding on democratic reforms. But to sweeten the pill, the administration eased some of the US visa restrictions imposed against ...

A bill allowing the Centre to declare an area in a state as communally disturbed on its own and send central forces without the state's request, is likely to be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament. The Home Ministry is expected to send ...

(M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Government of South Sudan must do more to protect communities at risk for attacks and bring the guilty to justice, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country today said releasing its findings from an into the killing ...

Fresh violence has broken out on the south-eastern town of Kufra, scene earlier last year of heavy communal fighting between its Zway and Tebu residents. Two people are reported to have been killed and a number of others wounded in three days of ...

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations' top official for Burma said Tuesday that recent sectarian violence in the central part of the country was clearly targeted against Muslim communities in the mostly Buddhist nation. Vijay Nambiar, the U.N.

Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, its causes and consequences finalises country mission to India New Delhi (1 May 2013) UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Rashida Manjoo at Delhi on May 1 ...

Narendra Modi is the toast of the BJP, the flavour of the election season and the Gujarat Chief Minister realises it like no one else. He is travelling the length and breadth of the country, addressing sadhus and the corporate honchos alike along ...

A NEW proposition of political philosophy is being propounded in India This is an entirely home-grown proposition. The other day at Margaret Thatchers funeral many turned up along the route, where the cortege passed, to boo her and pass angry ...